Merrill Embert Lewis

I'll always remember Merrill as a gentleman of fine intelligence.

Dr. Merrill Lewis was a well-known and well-respected Professor of English at Western Washington University: so intelligent, patient, and devoted to his students and his work. His pioneering scholarship on women writers of the American West has remained foundational to the academic field into the twenty-first century. May he rest in peace.

Dear Lorene and family, Lyle and I send our sincere condolences in the loss of Merrill. We are privileged to have known such a fine, sweet, talented person, as well as you, Lorene. We have shared friendships...so important to us. May God bless you and keep you and may we see each other again. With much love and friendship from Betty and lyle

We will all miss the "Father of Edison Wheat". Merrill was such a humble and kind person and we felt privileged to take his beloved Edison wheat and expand its growing and use through out schools and bakeries in the PNW and California. Sue and I will always value our time spent with Merrill. Very few people knew what an accomplished cereal grain breeder this quiet, retired professor really was... Rest in peace Merrill.

At age 13, my family moved from New Jersey to New Mexico. I have lived the balance of my life in the West. Merrill Lewis's excellent classes at Western guided me in thinking and reading about the West. He was a master teacher. His work stays with me. I miss him. Rob Stothart